• DocumentCode
    1299837
  • Title

    Microelectromechanical tuneable filters with 0.47 nm linewidth and 70 nm tuning range

  • Author

    Tayebati, P. ; Wang, P. ; Vakhshoori, D. ; Sacks, R.N.

  • Author_Institution
    CoreTek Inc., Burlington, MA, USA
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    1/8/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    76
  • Lastpage
    78
  • Abstract
    Microelectromechanical filters were fabricated by selective oxidation of AlAs layers in a GaAlAs/AlAs Fabry-Perot structure and by removing the GaAs sacrificial layer. The device exhibits a 3 dB linewidth of 0.47 nm, a tuning range of more than 70 nm and <1 dB insertion loss. The structure exhibits frequency response of 500 kHz at a 3 dB cutoff point
  • Keywords
    Fabry-Perot resonators; III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; electro-optical filters; gallium arsenide; micromechanical devices; oxidation; tuning; 1 dB; 500 kHz; AlAs layer; GaAlAs-GaAs; GaAlAs/AlAs Fabry-Perot structure; GaAs sacrificial layer; cutoff point; frequency response; insertion loss; linewidth; microelectromechanical tuneable filter; selective oxidation; tuning range;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19980033
  • Filename
    654532